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Toyota Announces 2016-MY Fleet Incentives

Toyota has announced fleet incentives for 14 of its 2016 model-year vehicles and is still determining the incentive for its Mirai fuel-cell sedan.

For its car incentives, Toyota will offer $500 for its trio of Prius battery-electric hybrids (Prius C, Prius, and Prius V); $700 for the compact Corolla; $1,000 for the Camry mid-size sedan and Camry Hybrid; and $600 for the Avalon full-size sedan and Avalon Hybrid. Toyota is not offering an incentive for the subcompact Yaris.

For its truck incentives, Toyota is offering $1,600 for the Tundra full-size pickup. Toyota is not offering an incentive for the redesigned Tacoma.

For its SUV and van incentives, Toyota is offering $1,000 for the Sienna minivan; $600 for the RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid; $600 for the 4Runner mid-size SUV; and $800 for the Sequia large SUV. Toyota is not offering an incentive for the Highlander mid-size SUV, Highlander Hybrid, or Land Cruiser luxury large SUV.

A move by the White House to roll back automobile fuel-efficiency targets set by the Obama administration and to challenge the right of California and other states to set stricter tailpipe emission rules faces an uphill climb.

After a court challenge stymied its efforts to give makers of glider kits a reprieve from challenged provisions of its greenhouse gas regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn an order to not enforce those regulations against small manufacturers of glider kits.

A federal court has granted a temporary stay that suspends the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to not enforce for 2018 and 2019 a 300-unit production cap put in place on the manufacture of glider kits/vehicles that do not comply with Phase 2 GHG emission rules.